There's a difference between lying for the sake of being dishonest and keeping something to yourself. You're not a liar, though.
[Instead of saying anything else, she just offers him a kind smile. It was, admittedly, kind of surreal to be having this conversation with Adrien, of all people. But she'd gotten used to the surreal being the new norm.]
I'm pretty sure everyone knows someone like that.
[She'd really just been trying to distract herself, and she supposed she should've been more careful. It wasn't the first time he'd called her that. Chat did it all the time, and she'd always been able to shrug it off. Why did it have to be different when Adrien was the one saying it?]
I'm okay! I just... swallowed wrong. Don't worry.
[But he was worried, and she couldn't help feeling guilty for causing that worry. When he withdrew his hand, she set her drink aside and pulled him into a hug.] I'm sorry for worrying you.
[What else was she supposed to say to that? What could she say? The truth was out of the question for obvious reasons. Mirroring his earlier actions, she's rubbing his back in what she hopes is a comforting manner and holding him close.
When he finally spoke up again, she had to bite the inside of her cheek to keep from laughing at the irony.]
You would never have to force someone to love you.
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[Instead of saying anything else, she just offers him a kind smile. It was, admittedly, kind of surreal to be having this conversation with Adrien, of all people. But she'd gotten used to the surreal being the new norm.]
I'm pretty sure everyone knows someone like that.
[She'd really just been trying to distract herself, and she supposed she should've been more careful. It wasn't the first time he'd called her that. Chat did it all the time, and she'd always been able to shrug it off. Why did it have to be different when Adrien was the one saying it?]
I'm okay! I just... swallowed wrong. Don't worry.
[But he was worried, and she couldn't help feeling guilty for causing that worry. When he withdrew his hand, she set her drink aside and pulled him into a hug.] I'm sorry for worrying you.
[What else was she supposed to say to that? What could she say? The truth was out of the question for obvious reasons. Mirroring his earlier actions, she's rubbing his back in what she hopes is a comforting manner and holding him close.
When he finally spoke up again, she had to bite the inside of her cheek to keep from laughing at the irony.]
You would never have to force someone to love you.